Atlantihyla is a genus of frogs in the family Hylidae.[2][3] It is endemic to Central America, specifically to Honduras and Guatemala.[2] The generic name refers to its distribution on the Atlantic side of the isthmus (from Atlantis+hyla).[1] The members of the genus are known as stream frogs.
| Atlantihyla | |
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| Atlantihyla spinipollex | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Subfamily: | Hylinae |
| Genus: | Atlantihyla Faivovich et al., 2018[1] |
| Type species | |
| Hyla spinipollex K. P. Schmidt, 1936
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| Species | |
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3 species (see text) | |
Taxonomy
editThe genus was established based on molecular data in a revision of the subfamily Hylinae by Julián Faivovich and colleagues in 2018. In order to obtain a monophyletic Ptychohyla, Faivovich and colleagues moved two former Ptychohyla species to Atlantihyla and four former Ptychohyla species to Quilticohyla. Atlantihyla has a sister group relationship to a poorly-supported clade that includes Bromeliohyla, Duellmanohyla, and Quilticohyla.[1] A third Atlantihyla species was described in 2020.[4]
Description
editThe only, tentative phenotypic synapomorphy of this genus is the presence of a well-defined ventrolateral white stripe. A vertical rostral keel is present.[1] Males measure 30–41 mm (1.2–1.6 in) and females 31–46 mm (1.2–1.8 in) in snout–vent length.[1][4] The tadpoles have large oral discs.[1]
Species
editThere are currently three recognized species:[2]
- Atlantihyla melissa Townsend, Herrera-B., Hofmann, Luque-Montes, Ross, Dudek, Krygeris, Duchamp, and Wilson, 2020[4]
- Atlantihyla panchoi (Duellman and Campbell, 1982) – Guatemala stream frog
- Atlantihyla spinipollex (K. P. Schmidt, 1936) – Ceiba stream frog
The AmphibiaWeb lists this genus as monotypic, with Atlantihyla melissa as the sole species.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Faivovich, Julián; Pereyra, Martín O.; Luna, María Celeste; Hertz, Andreas; Blotto, Boris L.; Vásquez-Almazán, Carlos R.; McCranie, James R.; Sánchez, David A.; Baêta, Délio; Araujo-Vieira, Katyuscia; Köhler, Gunther; Kubicki, Brian; Campbell, Jonathan A.; Frost, Darrel R.; Wheeler, Ward C. & Haddad, Célio F.B. (2018). "On the monophyly and relationships of several genera of Hylini (Anura: Hylidae: Hylinae), with comments on recent taxonomic changes in hylids". South American Journal of Herpetology. 13 (1): 1–32. doi:10.2994/sajh-d-17-00115.1. hdl:11336/94370. S2CID 90074090.
- ^ a b c Frost, Darrel R. (2020). "Atlantihyla Faivovich, Pereyra, Luna, Hertz, Blotto, Vásquez-Almazán, McCranie, Sánchez, Baêta, Araujo-Vieira, Köhler, Kubicki, Campbell, Frost, Wheeler, and Haddad, 2018". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Hylidae". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ a b c Townsend, Josiah H.; Herrera-B., Luis A.; Hofmann, Erich P.; Luque-Montess, Ileana R.; Ross, Ayla N.; Dudek Jr., Daniel; Krygeris, Catherine; Duchamp, Joseph E. & Wilson, Larry David (2020). "A critically endangered new species of polymorphic stream frog (Anura: Hylidae: Atlantihyla) from the montane rainforest of Refugio de Vida Silvestre Texiguat, Honduras". Vertebrate Zoology. 70 (4): 731–756. doi:10.26049/VZ70-4-2020-12.